$1m GTD 888poker WPTDeepStacks Main Event Flights Continue as More Champions Crowned
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The WPTDeepStacks festival at 888poker has now crowned 20 of its scheduled 28 champions and the series marching onwards towards a thrilling conclusion. The series ends with the $1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event, which has its Day 2 on December 20; Day 1s run throughout the week.
$43,500 Makes Its Way to eggyTOSSER
British grinder "eggyTOSSER" got their hands on the largest prize of the WPTDeepStacks festival so far, one worth an impressive $43,500. Exactly 250 players bought into Event #17 - $200,000 Crazy 8, but it was eggyTOSSER who outlasted them all in this $888 buy-in tournament.
Big names littered the final table. Finnish pro Tomi "wellyxx" Brouk was one of the first finalists heading to the exits, he crashed out in seventh place for $7,000.
Legendary Swede Niklas "tutten7" Astedt almost reached heads-up but fell at the final hurdle and had to console himself with the $24,000 third-place prize. Astedt's exit left eggyTOSSER heads-up against Pedro "GritinhO_Dzi" Garagnani in a battle for the lion's share of the spoils. The one-on-one clash went the way of eggyTOSSER, and they collected $43,500, leaving Garagnani to bank $31,000.
WPTDeepStacks #17 - $200,000 Crazy 8 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eggyTOSSER | United Kingdom | $43,500 |
| 2 | Pedro "GritinhO_Dzi" Garagnani | Brazil | $31,000 |
| 3 | Niklas "tutten7" Astedt | Sweden | $24,000 |
| 4 | A3connect | Russia | $17,000 |
| 5 | PumpkinKing | United Kingdom | $11,000 |
| 6 | Beeth0ven | Lithuania | $9,000 |
| 7 | Tomi "wellyxx" Brouk | Finland | $7,000 |
| 8 | MasterBak3r | $5,500 |
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alainliam Wins WPTDeepStacks Title For Morocco
Morocco has itself a WPTDeepStacks champion after "alainliam" was the last player standing in Event #19 - $100,000 9-Max. Some 286 players bought in for $320, leaving 888poker with a small overlay on the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The top three finishers turned their $320 investment into a five-figure haul. Tomi "wellyxx" Brouk, fresh from a final table appearance in Event #17, fell in fourth for $8,100.
Malta's "SevintySync" reeled in an $11,180 prize for their third-place finish, before alainliam defeated "Octopokes" heads-up for the title and the $21,230 top prize. Octopokes swam away with $15,300 in tow.
WPTDeepStacks #19 - $100,000 9-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alainliam | Morocco | $21,230 |
| 2 | Octopokes | United Kingdom | $15,300 |
| 3 | SevintySync | Malta | $11,180 |
| 4 | Tomi "wellyxx" Brouk | Finland | $8,100 |
| 5 | seanshine99 | United Kingdom | $5,850 |
| 6 | MrHvam | Denmark | $4,270 |
| 7 | 33betwizkid | United Kingdom | $3,110 |
| 8 | popsnpoker | Canada | $2,300 |
| 9 | benmacca93 | United Kingdom | $1,690 |
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WPTDeepStacks Online Champions To Date
Who are the 20 players who have become WPTDeepStacks champions at 888poker over the past couple of weeks? The table below reveals all.
| Event | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 - $200,000 Opening Event | $525 | 359 | $200,000 | Korpisoturi2 | $40,540 |
| #2 - $50,000 Mini Opening Event | $55 | 986 | $50,000 | Blahaj | $7,740 |
| #3 - $75,000 PKO | $215 | 319 | $75,000 | pactamah23 | $13,161* |
| #4 - $30,000 Mini PKO | $55 | 683 | $34,150 | SuperQ22 | $4,571* |
| #5 - $75,000 Marathon | $440 | 165 | $75,000 | tsikmellon | $16,076 |
| #6 - $40,000 Half Marathon | $109 | 407 | $40,700 | stonen555 | $7,851 |
| #7 - $75,000 6-Max | $320 | 232 | $75,000 | hacki1414 | $17,250 |
| #8 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max | $33 | 742 | $22,260 | INCRDBLUCKER | $3,599 |
| #9 - $200,000 PKO | $525 | 320 | $200,000 | GritinhO_Dzi | $40,500 |
| #10 - $50,000 Mini PKO | $55 | 1,040 | $52,000 | NeverBeenGay | $7,029* |
| #11 - $100,000 High Roller | $2,100 | 55 | $110,000 | SpielerKind | $25,300 |
| #12 - $50,000 Mini High Roller | $215 | 286 | $57,200 | hacki1414 | $12,143 |
| #13 - $80,000 PKO 8-Max | $440 | 223 | $93,660 | Dr.Larik | $20,433* |
| #14 - $30,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $88 | 530 | $42,400 | StokieLoki | $6,165* |
| #15 - $80,000 PKO | $215 | 340 | $80,000 | Ilovetyumen | $16,283* |
| #16 - $30,000 Mini PKO | $55 | 796 | $39,800 | Fisheris | $5,652* |
| #17 - $200,000 Crazy 8 | $888 | 250 | $200,000 | eggyTOSSER | $43,500 |
| #18 - $50,000 Mini Crazy 8 | $55 | 945 | $50,000 | R2Rka | $9,350 |
| #19 - $100,000 9-Max | $320 | 286 | $100,000 | alainliam | $21,230 |
| #20 - $30,000 Mini 9-Max | $55 | 609 | $30,450 | UNDERHER | $5,569 |
*includes bounty payments
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Remaining WPTDeepStacks Events
Check out the WPTDeepStacks events still waiting to crown their champions. PokerNews' Live Reporting team will be on hand during Event #27: $200,000 Super High Roller on December 19, and the final day's action of Event #28: $1,000,000 Main Event.
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 16 Dec | 6:00 p.m. | WPTDS #21 - $100,000 PKO 8-Max | $525 | $100,000 |
| 7:00 p.m. | WPTDS #22 - $50,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $160 | $50,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | WPTDS #28 - $1,000,000 Main Event - Day 1 | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | |
| Sat 18 Dec | 6:00 p.m. | WPTDS #23 - $100,000 PKO 6-Max | $440 | $100,000 |
| 7:00 p.m. | WPTDS #24 - $20,000 Mini PKO 6-Max | $33 | $20,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | WPTDS #28 - $1,000,000 Main Event - Day 1 | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | |
| Sun 19 Dec | 6:00 p.m. | WPTDS #25 - $200,000 Big Shot 109 Main Event | $109 | $200,000 |
| 7:00 p.m. | WPTDS #26 - $75,000 Mini Main Event | $55 | $75,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | WPTDS #28 - $1,000,000 Main Event - Day 1 | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | WPTDS #27 - $200,000 Super High Roller | $5,200 | $200,000 | |
| Mon 20 Dec | 3:30 p.m. | WPTDS #28 - $1,000,000 Main Event - Day 1 | $1,050 | $1,000,000 |
| 7:00 p.m. | WPTDS #28 - $1,000,000 Main Event - Day 2 | - | $1,000,000 |
